Russellville felon pleaded guilty before U.S. Attorney

A Russellville felon has pleaded guilty to possessing an illegal sawed-off shotgun.

According to the United States Attorneys office of the Western District of Kentucky, Tracy Green Baskerville, 44, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Greg N. Stivers this week to being a felon in possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun.

 He is charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of an unregistered modified firearm.

Baskerville faces 15 years to life in federal prison, a $500,000 fine and five years of supervised release.

There is no parole in the federal system.

The news release states, according to court records, on April 27, 2015, a woman was heard pleading for some to “put down the gun” on a 911 call.

The investigation revealed Baskerville had threatened to kill his girlfriend and his brother.

A search of the home revealed the sawed-off shotgun.

The news release also states, while at the Logan County Jail, Baskerville admitted to law enforcement the sawed-off shotgun was his and he was a multi-convicted felon on probation for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Sentencing has been scheduled in Bowling Green on November 15, 2018.